Pen-holder



(No Model.)

0. P. SEIBOLD.

PEN HOLDER.

No. 320,299. Patented June 16, 1885.

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a'rnnr OTTO F. SElBOLD, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,299, dated June 16, 1885.

(NO model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OTTO F. Smnom), a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Pen-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide a novel, simple, and useful spring finger-grasp for pen-holders, which is independent of the ordinary pen-retaining sleeves or tubes for softening the scratches and jars of hard steel pens in writing.

The object of my invention I accomplish in the manner and by the means hereinalter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, in wl1ich- Figure 1 represents a top view of my improved pen-holder. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view. Fig. i is a transverse section in the plane 3 y, Fig. 3.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. In the drawings, the letter A designates the staff of the pen holder, which may be made of wood or any other suitable material. and it is turned up on one of its ends to form steps B is the pen-holding sleeve driven tightly on the step a, and the same is provided with the spring-tube C, which may be secured to the sleeve B or to the step a.

c is the pen which is inserted between the sleeve B and the spring-tube O.

Over the sleeve B is slid the split sleeve D, which is made of sheet metal or other suitable material, and it is provided with elastic leaves (1, which are formed by the longitudinal slits e. The leaves (1 thus formed are bent outward, so as to project clear of the body of the pen-holding sleeve, and the unsplit portion embraces the step b on the staff, and may be secured thereto either rigidly or so as to be capable of rotation without sliding off over the pen-tip. In the example shown in the drawings there are three slits, c, so situated that the top leafthat is to say, the one on which the forefinger of the hand rests when writingis about double the width of the other two; but the width of the leaves may be the same throughout, and any desired number of them may be formed in the split sleeve. It is desirable to have the split sleeve capable of rotation, so that the writer can adjust the same, and consequently bring the leaves in any position which he may consider best.

It is not necessary to use a pen-holder such as shown in the drawings, as the split sleeve D can be applied to penholders of any or all descriptions, and consequently its form and the manner of securing it to the holder will vary accordingly.

The application of my split sleeveto a penholder tends to soften the scratches and the jars of hard steel pens, since the leaves of the split sleeve yield to the pressure of the fingers; and the same is also of especial advantage where light smooth lines, together with shading, are required, as in pen scroll-work.

I-Ieretofore the pen-holding tube or sleeve of a pen-holder has been provided with slits between its ends to form a bulged or convened elastic finger-grasp, the inner end 01' such tube or sleeve being fixed to the peirholder, and the outer end serving to retain the pen,whieh is inserted between the outer end of the sleeve and the pen holder or handle. Such construction does not constitute my invention, and is not claimed by me.

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The comhinatiomwith a pen-holder, of a sleeve, D, connected at its inner end portion with the pen holder, and having its outer extremity longitudinally slitted to form spring-lcaves, which are free from contact with the pen-holder and the penretainiug device, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a pen-holder, of a sleeve, D, connected at its inner end with the holder, and having its outer extremity provided with spring-leaves bent outwardly to project clear of the pen-holding device, substantially as described.

In testimony whercofl havehereuniosct my hand'in the presence of two subscribing witncsscs.

OTTO F. SEIBOLD.

Witnesses:

\V. HAUFF, E. F. KAs'rENnUnER. 

